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Walter Wesley Richmond 1926–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1926

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 24 October 1998

Death Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Richmond

Mother: Edith Shumate

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The story of Walter Wesley Richmond began in 1926 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA. Walter Wesley Richmond passed away in 1998 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Wesley Richmond began in 1926 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Walter Wesley Richmond passed away in 1998 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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Walter Richmond's Ancestors

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Walter Richmond
1926–1998
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Wesley Richmond
1907–1971
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Edith (Clair) Shumate
1909–1985
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Franklin (Waters) Richmond
1878–1954
Martins Fork, Whitley, Kentucky
Lula (Easter) Sutton
1878–1952
Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Sgt.
1840–1920
Rebecca Moore
1845–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simmons Richmond
1820–1897
Mary Cornelius
1822–1876

Walter Richmond's Timeline

2 Records

1926
30 Aug 1926
Birth of Walter Wesley Richmond in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1998
24 October 1998
Age 72
Death of Walter Wesley Richmond in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1998
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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